Headlines

  • Minnesota Wild Acquire Ian Cole
  • Six Dallas Stars Players Test Positive For COVID-19
  • Marcus Foligno Signs Three-Year Extension
  • Jeremy Colliton Agrees To Extension With Chicago Blackhawks
  • Corey Crawford Announces Retirement
  • Islanders Agree To Terms With Mathew Barzal On Three-Year Contract
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • MLB Trade Rumors
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors

Pro Hockey Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • Atlantic
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Central
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Dallas Stars
      • Minnesota Wild
      • Nashville Predators
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • Metropolitan
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Pacific
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Partners
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
Go To MLB Trade Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

2020 Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalists Announced

April 2, 2020 at 11:27 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 3 Comments

The second round of voting has closed, and the Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalists have been announced. 78 players were nominated for the award this year, and a fan vote was added to the opinions of NCAA head coaches to determine the final ten names, which has now been reduced to just three.

The trophy is given to the top NCAA player in the country and has an impressive line of winners over the past few years. In 2013-14, Johnny Gaudreau took home the award as a junior for Boston College, followed by Jack Eichel in his only year for Boston University in 2015-16. Jimmy Vesey, Will Butcher and Adam Gaudette don’t bring quite the same impact but are still NHL regulars after winning between 2016-18.

Last year’s winner was UMass defenseman Cale Makar, who has gone on to be one of the most impressive rookies in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche. Makar leaves big shoes to fill by this year’s finalists.

The award also has several top NHL alumni in its small fraternity, including Neal Broten, Tom Kurvers, Paul Kariya, Chris Drury, Ryan Miller and Brendan Morrison. With that group behind them, this year’s winner is certainly not someone to take lightly.

The finalists are as follows:

Jordan Kawaguchi – University of North Dakota (undrafted)

Kawaguchi, 22, was a phenomenal offensive player for UND this season, recording 45 points in 33 games. That total put him second in the country behind only Jack Dugan of Providence College—who is noticeably absent from this group—and ahead of some of the more experienced senior forwards around the NCAA. Undrafted out of the BCHL despite some eye-popping offensive numbers, the 5’9″ forward will be returning for a fourth year at North Dakota before starting his professional career.

Scott Perunovich – University of Minnesota-Duluth (agreed to terms, St. Louis Blues)

Perunovich, 21, ended the season with the second-most points among any defenseman in the country, scoring 40 in just 34 games. Through three seasons at UMD Perunovich has absolutely dominated the college landscape, driving play every time he touches the ice. He has already decided to leave before his senior season, agreeing to two different contracts with the Blues–one that starts if the 2019-20 season ever resumes, and one that will start in 2020-21.

Jeremy Swayman – University of Maine (signed, Boston Bruins)

Swayman, 21, is perhaps the surprising finalist only because as a goaltender he doesn’t get the opportunity to compare offensive numbers to the other candidates. Well, perhaps we should be looking a little closer at his jaw-dropping numbers in net after he posted a .939 save percentage in 34 starts for Maine. Swayman has been an excellent goaltender since entering the program in 2017, but after dropping his goals-against average to just 2.07 this season he has taken a huge step forward. Even as a fourth-round pick, he will enter the Bruins’ system as one of the most interesting goaltending prospects to keep an eye on.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images

Share 0 Retweet 0 Send via email

Colorado Avalanche| Hobey Baker Award| NCAA

Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Tim Berni
Main
Chicago Blackhawks Sign Four Players
3 comments
newest oldest

Comments

  1. DarkSide830

    10 months ago

    wow, no Dugan?

    Like
    Reply
    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      10 months ago

      @DarkSide830 – My thoughts, exactly! Had to read it twice, just to be sure. Would’ve sworn he was the mortal lock of all of the candidates.

      Like
      Reply
  2. Bdd1967

    10 months ago

    Dugan was a lock…WTF??!!

    Like
    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Minnesota Wild Acquire Ian Cole

    Six Dallas Stars Players Test Positive For COVID-19

    Marcus Foligno Signs Three-Year Extension

    Jeremy Colliton Agrees To Extension With Chicago Blackhawks

    Corey Crawford Announces Retirement

    Islanders Agree To Terms With Mathew Barzal On Three-Year Contract

    Corey Crawford To Take Indefinite Leave

    Columbus Blue Jackets Extend Oliver Bjorkstrand

    NHL Announces Full 2020-21 Schedule

    Penguins Sign John Marino To Six-Year Extension

    Recent

    2020 Year In Review: August

    Minor Transactions: 1/21/21

    Canucks Place Travis Hamonic On IR

    Penguins Looking To Acquire A Defenseman

    PHR Live Chat Transcript: 01/21/21

    COVID Protocol Related Absences: 01/21/21

    Josh Manson Out With Oblique Injury

    Snapshots: Ullmark, Tryamkin, Thornton

    Nick Robertson To Miss Four Weeks

    Several Capitals Players Expected To Miss Four Games

    Rumors By Team

    Rumors By Team

    • Avalanche Rumors
    • Blackhawks Rumors
    • Blue Jackets Rumors
    • Blues Rumors
    • Bruins Rumors
    • Canadiens Rumors
    • Canucks Rumors
    • Capitals Rumors
    • Coyotes Rumors
    • Devils Rumors
    • Ducks Rumors
    • Flames Rumors
    • Flyers Rumors
    • Golden Knights Rumors
    • Hurricanes Rumors
    • Islanders Rumors
    • Jets Rumors
    • Kings Rumors
    • Lightning Rumors
    • Maple Leafs Rumors
    • Oilers Rumors
    • Panthers Rumors
    • Penguins Rumors
    • Predators Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Red Wings Rumors
    • Sabres Rumors
    • Senators Rumors
    • Sharks Rumors
    • Stars Rumors
    • Wild Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives

    PHR Info

    • About
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    Pro Hockey Rumors is not affiliated with National Hockey League, NHL or NHL.com

    scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version